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Boosting efficiencies at harvest time
ArticleAustralian macadamia growers are set to benefit from new research that aims to reduce the harvest window by several weeks and save the industry more than $30M per year. Being delivered by Hort Innovation using macadamia industry levies and
1 March 2017
Challenging the gardener stereotype of the nursery industry
ArticleGrower profile – Ken Bevan, Alpine Nurseries, NSW Growing up in Berowra Heights, a bushland suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, Ken Bevan’s best childhood memories were playing in the bush with his mates and his parents. This cultivated a
1 March 2016
Innovations in turf tackle water issues
Turf grower says research provides new and exciting information that I can implement or assess to see how it is going to better my business
1 June 2016
Pursing a holistic approach to persimmons
Avocado and persimmon grower is focusing on soil fertilisation, reducing chemical inputs and talking on Integrated Pest Management
31 October 2016
Young Queenslander set to shake up indoor production
This vegetable grower stays relevant and profitable by diversifying crops his family farms
31 October 2016
From value-adding to agri-tourism, we explore it all to improve farm-gate returns
A cherry growers’ strategy for improving farm-gate returns considers ways of being innovative outside of the actual growing.
30 November 2016
A healthy shock for fresh produce
Meeting Australia’s stringent food safety standards efficiently with an electricity-charged sanitisation method for water used in growing vegetables
31 July 2017
Mission to MARS for the Australian vegetable industry
Mechanisation, automation, robotics and sensing to boost production and reduce the need for labour in the future
30 April 2017
Coordinated defence against Australia’s most threatening plant disease
Media ReleaseCaption: A plant affected by Xylella Fastidiosa. Hort Innovation and Wine Australia have teamed up through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) to safeguard the nation against a devastating bacteria that could cripple the
18 October 2018
More sustainable crops just a spray away
Media ReleaseCaption: Professor Neena Mitter (centre) and QAAFI researchers test the non-toxic, pathogen-free BioClay spray on cabbages. SCIENTISTS are investigating whether a clay-based ‘vaccine’ for plants could safeguard the nation’s $5.5
13 September 2018